Neuroscience, Joy, and the Well-Infant Visit That Got Me Thinking

Abstract This essay is the narrative of a seemingly routine well-infant visit and the joyful bond that unites mother and infant and is at the forefront of early infant brain development. An incredible story unfolds. Through this short discourse, I hope to offer a glimmer of insight into the very mea...

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Published in:	Annals of family medicine 2017, Vol.15 (1), p.80-83
Main Author:	Ungar, Tamas, MD
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Child Development Female Humans Infant Internal Medicine Mother-Child Relations Physician-Patient Relations Physicians, Family Reflections
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Summary:	Abstract This essay is the narrative of a seemingly routine well-infant visit and the joyful bond that unites mother and infant and is at the forefront of early infant brain development. An incredible story unfolds. Through this short discourse, I hope to offer a glimmer of insight into the very meaning of being human while encouraging the family physician to foster the mother-infant bond. I explore emerging implications in child mental health, ADHD and ASD; how even during brief interactions of the well-infant and postpartum visits, family physicians can impact the mental development of their little patients in a meaningful way.
ISSN:	1544-1709 1544-1717